(William) Denis McBride is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played as an openside wing-forward and earned 32 caps for the
Irish national team between 1988 and 1997. He played for the
Ireland national rugby sevens team
The Ireland national rugby sevens team competes in several international rugby sevens competitions. The team is governed by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).
Ireland competes as a "core team" on the World Rugby Sevens Series, a competitio ...
at the
1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens, where Ireland reached the semifinals. He played his club rugby for
Malone
Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John.
People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
and provincial rugby for
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...
.
He grew up in Merville Garden Village, Whitehouse, Co. Antrim in a flat above the shops with his parents and brother Ken and attended Belfast High School. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University of Belfast and is a Chartered Engineer and a governor of Belfast High School.
References
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Irish rugby union players
Ireland international rugby union players
Ulster Rugby players
Malone RFC players
Living people
1964 births
Ireland international rugby sevens players
Queen's University RFC players
Rugby union players from County Antrim
Rugby union flankers